Making News in the Liberal Arts 
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History, Athletics Are Professor's Twin Pursuits Dr. Brigit Farley (WSU Tri-Cities) loves both history and athletic challenge; when the two meet - so much the better. A few weeks ago, Farley slogged through pouring rain as she competed in the Tunnel to Towers Run in New York City. The run retraces the steps of firefighter Stephen Siller, who raced to the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, after finding the route blocked to vehicles. |
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Yasinitsky Receives Artist Trust Fellowship Greg Yasinitsky (regents professor, music) received double honors recently, a 2009 Artist Trust Fellowship Award in Music and having one of his compositions, "By Chance," chosen for inclusion in the "60x60 International Mix" series of concerts. |
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Book Tackles Cross-cultural Police Training When Bryan Vila accepted a position as police trainer in the island nations of Micronesia in the 1970s, he envisioned it as a paid vacation in paradise. But reality sank in; Vila found himself challenged to train police officers in a geographically dispersed area with six different governments, 12 different cultures, and nine different languages. |
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Confronting Bad Behavior: Is There a Social Payoff? In The Rewards of Punishment: A Relational Theory of Norm Enforcement, sociologist Christine Horne develops her theory that people sanction bad behavior because they want to look good to others. |
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NSF Funds Anthropologist's Rainforest Research The National Science Foundation has funded archaeologist and evolutionary anthropologist Karen Lupo to lead a team of researchers in reconstructing the past 4,500 years of ecosystem history for Northern Central Africa's rainforest. |
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Sociologist Funded to Study Environment, Public Policy Erik Johnson has received a $150,000 National Science Foundation grant to create a series of databases that will track environmental organizations in Great Britain, Ireland, Canada, and Australia. |
Upcoming Events
Tuesday, November 10
Percussion Ensemble, Kimbrough Concert Hall, 8:00 p.m. 
Thursday, November 12
"Evaluating Trends in Demographic Transitions: Modeling Behavior in Neolithic & Current Contexts," Amanda Ching & Kristin Safi, Murrow 55 / VCLS 117, 3:30–5:00 p.m.
Visiting Writer Series: Margo Tamez, CUE 203, 7:30 p.m.
Friday, November 13
"Edward M. White's Legacy: The Promise of Better Living through Writing Assessment," Diane Kelly-Riley, Bundy Reading Room, Avery Hall, 12:00 p.m.
Lipe Visiting Scholar Lecture: "Legacies of Collaboration: Archaeology in Transition," Alison Wylie (UW), Todd Hall 276, 4:00 p.m.
Vocal Extravaganza, Bryan Hall Theatre, 7:00 p.m. Admission will be charged.
Saturday, November 14 - Sunday, November 15
Dance concert: "Just Move!" Jones Theatre, Daggy Hall, 7:30 p.m. on Saturday and 3:00 p.m. on Sunday. Admission will be charged.